hallo hallo, i've made my chef student! please do let me know if you'd like me to make any changes!! [hider=Cal🍳] [b]Name:[/b] Calven "Cal" [b]Race:[/b] Human [b]Age:[/b] 18 [b]Gender:[/b] M [b]Appearance:[/b] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f5/7e/2c/f57e2c284fa942842159e3804d06559a.jpg[/img][/center] [indent]Blonde hair, fair skin, and an easy-going gait. Cal stands at a solid 5"9ft with a lean frame that he likes to boast doesn't actually take him [i]that[/i] much effort to maintain (considering his class). His hair is kept short as per his father's request, but it would be butt-length by now if it were up to him.[/indent] [hr] [b]Personality:[/b] [indent]Temperamental. Brash. Spirited. Big eater. Big-hearted. Independent. Sentimental. [/indent] [b]Class:[/b] [indent][s]SELF-PROCLAIMED ASPIRING WORLD-CLASS CHEF[/s] A chef. He enjoys cooking, imbuing magic in his cooking, and can recite the ingredients from recipes to cast spells. The length and complexity of the recipes will determine how effective the spell will be. Results may vary.[/indent] [b]Biography:[/b] [indent]Calven grew up an only child in an upper-class household of strict, busy parents. Council members of the Magus Librarium - what'd you expect? Up until the age of 7, the child was cared for by nannies that came and went as often as the turn of tides. The reason being Cal - who is a [i]very[/i] picky eater. Whatever the caretakers made went and came straight back to the kitchen to be disposed of. The kid just didn't like any of the food prepared for him. If the boy lost anymore weight he would disappear. How had he survived all these 7 years? Through sheer strength and willpower alone? Anyways, after a while having noticed this, his parents were worried but not [i]TOO[/i] worried. They discovered that Calven still managed to eat, albeit the food [b]HAD[/b] to be made by his mother or father. So every night the parents would take turns making dinner for their kid. Calven ate happily, his parents made a nightly effort to make sure he was still alive, and the nannies were given a fighting chance for their jobs. Everyone seemed to be satisfied with this arrangement. However, having driven and goal-oriented parents had its downfalls. Calven's father was promoted quickly and offered a permanent seat in the Magus Librarium's council. Calven's mother moved abroad to study familiar summoning. Much to Calven's dismay, his parents had stopped making dinner for him. After a while, even his father began to come home less often. The child was left alone once again with a stomach empty and chest even more so. Calven was starving in every sense of the word. So at seven-and-a-half years old, the boy picked up a spatula. What was he going to do with it? Well, he didn't know either. All he had in mind was to imitate exactly what he'd seen the nannies do for him in the past. Determined, Calven's eyes sparkled at the thought of preparing his own dinner. Was this all it took? He found it incredibly easy already! With spatula in one hand and an egg in the other, he wobbled excitedly to the kitchen and began to get to work... And that is the story of how Calven's father came home and almost immediately died of a heart-attack. Burning - he came home and the place was burning! And it smelled of fried eggs! Gas! and mana! ...mana? Firmly, he pressed two fingers to his sweaty temple and attempted to communicate with the Magus council: [indent][color=#ADD8E6][I]"Hello? Magus... I need your guidance. I think I have a problem, and I think it's my son--"[/i][/color][/indent] It was through this that his father learned Calven was born with a volatile capacity for magic. Calven, bless his soul, tried to cook an egg... and in the process, managed to single-handedly burn down the entire kitchen. This prompted his very extremely concerned father to hire a professional magic teacher and chef to teach the kid how to cook for himself, AND how to keep his mana from seeping out and causing unnecessary havoc. Calven got to eat! Every day. And not only that, he enjoyed it. Hee continued to get better. And better. 11 years went by quick. Calven was used to being left home alone often, and he even learned to enjoy his solitude. Along with this, he endured countless tutors, and endless magic lessons... which in the end proved to be well-worth it once he finally learned how to imbue mana in his cooking. "Adding spice", he calls it. The main point of this form of magic was inspired by his cooking instructor's insight: [color=#ADD8E6][b]"[i]Anything[/i] can be added flavor if you put your mind to it!"[/b][/color] And so Cal's food was made with great care, to not only restore health and energy, but to experience positive effects that could boost one's attack, stamina, or even magical power! Cal found this a great way to combine his skill with magic - by delicately combining his own mana with his dishes, he could easily transfer magical energy to anybody who needed it. And also satiate hunger. After all, the only thing better than indulging in delicious food is indulging in delicious food [b]and[/b] having your magical powers replenished. Was his father, an esteemed member of the Magus Librarium council, fond of his son's culinary antics? No, but that's besides the point. Food has a special place in his heart, and now magic along with it. By the time he turned 18, Calven decided to enroll into Hoseforn's Academy - the school that his magic and cooking instructor personally recommended . The boy plans to spend some of his weekdays volunteering to cook at the Hall of Consumption, creating new magical recipes, learning more about magic, surpassing his father's expectations, and continue to grow past his own limits (whether that'd be for cooking, life-skilling, or magic!) [/indent] [hr] [quote][b]Strengths: [/b][indent] - Confident in his skills - Enjoys playing the flute - THOROUGHLY enjoys cooking for others, he will soon find! - Great memory! - GOOD TASTE IN FOOD! - Good enough stamina - he runs regularly to counteract the days when he indulges in his cooking a LITTLE bit too much[/indent][/quote] [quote][b]Weaknesses:[/b][indent] - Can be VERY mouthy; - Clingy - Enjoys cooking for others a little too much-- - Naive - Arrogant. and for what? - Mana instability (?) - born with a magical condition that causes his mana to seep out of him involuntarily. - This can cause serious lethargy/fatigue the more mana he loses - Fast, but not strong at all[/indent][/quote] [/hider] [s]*note: does the use of computers and video games conflict with the time setting of this rp?[/s] I've changed a few parts c: